Reinforced-concrete sheet piling or sheathing.



T. L. MAcBEAN.

REINFURCED CONCRETE SHEET FILING OR'SI'IEATIIING.

APPLICATION FILED NATI. I, ISH.

. Patented D06. 11, 1917.

2 sursissuur 1.

DFI-"f TIII .IIIIIIIIIII T. L. Mmwu;` lREINFOC-E() CONCRETE SHEET FILING 0R SHEATHING.

APPLICTIO FILE? IAR. |9l4 l I Patented D00. 11,1917.

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y ProvineefofpO ;i y 'have' invented jrovements` Tin Reinfo iling or Sh THoMAsLnoNARD .the Kingofv Greaty yofOttaWa; Dominion' of` Canada,' new and useful t` Im- I'ced-Concrete `Sheet :of which kthe following ent of thee Lv to engage with the the sheathing A,such p tween the vertical sides', of :thevshe thefbottoin skideofi the said sheathiyn suitably' ,tapered kofi' to *forni 1 atfcl'ltti or face4. l v f y; v Asyitfis :most-desirabl'effto extendtheloutf` 701 Y ting edge along :the wholeilength :of )theE bots tom face, an auxiliary cuttin This invention crete sheet pil a type intendedl total: substituted 'for tempora g'-commonlyutilized `relates toreinforced conf partieularly refers to ethe 'place of or "be ry iling and sheathin t e construction of lock .Wallsand be adapted the-linmnln "or any lied.` togeoninev i tertight lining f ta; andthe ob-Hl provide `pier-i` o Th 111 :enable a.; ed .i under v any y harves, piers 1 fthe like and ca :ofmineshaftsand er, place' Where thesubsoil or to i fin passim lthrough wet stra jeet'slof t e invention are l marert shet.

i oun atl andan condit vided vat ithe bottom of the1s1de f l iti isy desi nsert a Wa piling which W onfbelng obtain i'onsgwhere" sheet v 'uttingye ges 1an which "is provided: wie; jgvew y njxtyna extendingalong one `of .the vertiealnides l. l thereof, the other vertical` sid 'ebeirighy prolf vided with a tongue2 kentendi p and formed integral :therewith and adapted:

groove l` located in ran jacent sheathing.

ngtth'erefrom "60 `3 represents a groove inthe ,sirlleaofl "y i :edge

g` edge 5y isfpro aloe ear' orlnedL vatA i substantially right'angles tol they 75 e :ad'aeent taierdnsides into eaehfothelrz 'the tapered"sideoffthefcut-wi` t tin edgeh` "bein `adaptedwhen 4pilin i is uti docks andthe tionthereof, t

vht and preventfi h and other `ob y tiallyof'the impro i1ing,which'wi1lbeh particularly d dersucha Wally ater percolating". r jects which lWill `and it consists essenforced` 'concrete` ereinafter called l escribed `and' set g speeificat forth in th v il tengagin' iso-q, v, Wlt theground,v "drawndf 'sheathing tightly together l ing and interlocking-ff i ing a 1continuous cutt will' be understood thatthe f the `joint;"between` adjaoentfshe infany way reduced i U f aces forming 1 875` athing is not 6 represents ,orifices vor companying A,dravvin 'In` the drawings, `Figure 11" is a pers constructed with .th in `lhow oopin" l rfegndthereoig l n, f p .l "i i `i 2 is a `front elevationofthe improved; Efsheatiing v t Fig.;3-is asideelevati V4, is asideview p w the cope stone nthevsheathing. i l t, i i

rspectivejview (broken in yed sheathing... al side elevation and showst Ockheadf i i ion andac` he 5 a y l. y v sheathing, the object:ofssuehy pective` viewof-a pier duits will bemaderclearhereaftexz e; improved lsheathing i y may be attachedto the*l masonryA placed on f-the i `top y sheathinfg soles to provide lat.proper-1bondhvlmeans o v y formed integral. with the bottom f y.fue of ,and designed "toilengag with: the 3u in the, top" s ide ofthe `sheath iofthelsa'me. lle y. artly sectional showmay-be fixed in posiy y the centerfof igi6`is'a secti j l p foot of the sheathin t securing it to the r with thesidefacesof the wn 'p1-ejection Sibeing. designed v inner facegwithr theouterflfaeev of th groove 3 andextendmg verticallytlmzlfxijff` r through the center tothe bottom of the orificesfor comfy;

represents la? Cope: stonejl, or f othen I supe .a plan View ofzthe'mproved suitahleconeaveeurvftherbjm scouring action 30N rasen?, 'ts'anorill k y donwwardly tor- ,negri thevbottmwfof i `y i araelrers of neferen hevseveral drawings to the drawin vedA reinforced cejrefer y MRefem-ing gs A A,lj-epresents hete sheathing of lthe Afvvater thereon. v l ,y

entretenue inceste" f I e 5., convergetoward" and 31 represents horizontally disposed conlowed to sink therethrough by gravity and duits extending fromthe youter ae ofthe is finally secured tothe rock head as already tongue 2 and corninunica'tinH at'their "inner Statdi'but' should the' shathhigt'fail to reach ends with the conduit'l.l ereby enablin `the desireddepthuin manner, a high 5 grouting being ruh between the 'tongue pressi'lr'e Water pipe is connected to the con- 65 and the groove 1 of the adjacent sheathing duit (Storming a jet whereby the sandis so forming 'a practically perfect joint. washed outj below the cutting edges' of vthe This sheathing A is designed to be utilized! -sheathingiherebyalilowing the block to come l as a facing for dock Walls and to be used in to the desired position. f theconstruction'of cofer dams, piers and c Grouting is then iorcedsthrough thecon` 70 the' 'like and in cases whena hard top stratum duits' f6 andf-commingling with the sand- `in is encountered through which the lowerend proximity to the cutting. edges '4 andj ygives ofthe sheathing must pass to engage with a solid oundationlto the sheathing. s v thejrock head7 percussive means of driving The manner oflsec'ur'ingfthe vtongues by i5 can be advantageously employed until the groutingfhas already beenfdescribed butit- 75 rock head is reached. A drill can then be will be understood that 'all the .jointsbetvveeni inserted through the conduits 6 and at hole adjacent'sheathing' and vbetweenthe topjofl 15 drilled in the rock yhead to any suitable the sheathing and super masonry are'amply depth, in which the loWerxhalof the pin taken ycareof by the usefof'cement, grout,

10 is designed to be located,'the upperpart mortar Iandthe like. v

The sheathing'is constructed by la fprocess of the said pin. beinglocated'in they con lduit 6. Y l of molding thereby'allowing of any shape Grouting is then filled into the yconduit and Lsize lofi sheathing. being constructed thereby securely attaching the sheathing 'A4 adaptednto conform with the' contour or 25 to the rock head.:` f s shape of any dockfwall, Whil'eanyf necessary? 85 To insure the pin 10 being firmly embed--Y ordesiredreinoreing can be'utilize'd in conded in the grouting, the outer periphery of junction with the concrete. Y the pin is ragged lor roughenedinfany suit- As many changes could be made inthe able manner thereby giving a =hetter"gripi aboveconstructionf and many .apparently yping surface,` Y l z widelydiferent'embodiments of myinven- 90 18 represents a dovetailed recess or grooivel tion;J constructed within* the scope of the extending down the centerlof the back verticlaim', Without departingfrom the spirit 'or cal `face, such groove being designed-'to anscopethereof, it lis-intended that all matter chory the sheathing -secnlrely` to the filling contained in the accompanying *specifica masonry o the'vdock,' pier or other structure tion and drawings shallber'interpreted as 95 and may be constructed so as t'o permit 'of lillustrative and not in a limiting sense. the use of anchor bolts orvrods to secure Y n What 'I claim asmyinventionis: stronger bond. f f A reinforced concrete Vpiling of thef'class:

v When the dock wall is constructed 'with described, com risingla plurahtybf sections 40 the desired quantity of suchV sheathing, thev adapted .to maille edge to 'edge' tongued andy 100k groove 1 of one sheathing engages with the grooved engagement and having groovesin ding tongue 2 of the `adjacent theitop thereowith orifices extending' from sheathing, buttress walls of sheathing or the said top grooves to the bottom of `eachother design canbe placedl at right angles to section, an overhanging cope stone having a the inner `face of lthevsheathing A utilizing tongue onthelbottomace adapted to engage .105

the groovev 18 to anchorjthe buttress to the withthe groovesinfthe'top of the piling and face thereof andfilling of any desiredfkind provided with a downwardly extending propacked behind the so constructed dock wall, jection engaging with the outer face of the the wall being finally finished by securing piling," thesaid cope stone having orifices 5o the cope stone or super masonry in position.y therethrough designed to register with the 110 7 1s3secured tothesheathsaid orifices, and pin :means located. in the The cope stone ing A by means of the pin 32 which is placed orifices adapted to securethe cope stone .and in the conduit 6 and` rests on the top of the piling in assembled position.

In witness whereof I have hereuntoset my-A grouting filled therein, the cope stone is then placed in-position with the conduit 33 encirhand in the presence of two' witnesses. f

clin the top ofthe pin 32 whereu on outing is filled into the conduit 33 ariii seirely LEONARD MAGBEAN' binds the cope stone-'in position.` v Witnesses: f v `Vihen' the upperstratum labovethef rock Russen B. SMART, .f

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